Spinning car rebounds like a billiard ball in high-speed crash

A stunned Canadian motorist has captured the gut-wrenching moment an out-of-control car slammed into a semitrailer, triggering a spectacular chain reaction crash that left three motorists shaken but without serious injury.

The dashcam video, reportedly filmed on Deerfoot Trail in Calgary on January 20, was posted to the YouTube page of Nan Xu the same day.

It has since received more than 236,230 views, 511 likes and 373 comments.

“Driving home from work, caught this collision on cam. All involved are fine but a bit banged up,” the caption reads.

The video shows a red car wobbling before suddenly fishtailing into an adjacent lane, clipping the nose of another vehicle – a semitrailer.

Its momentum undiminished, the red car continues to gyrate madly, while the truck veers off into the other lane, nudging another car into a concrete barricade.

Two of the motorists involved were treated in hospital for minor injuries.